25/1993-2

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

'Jason' stackable chair with a solid beech frame and a seat made from beech-faced plywood stained brown, designed by Carl Jacobs in 1950 and manufactured by Kandya Ltd., England, c.1950-1970.

Title

Jason

Object name

stacking chair

Object number

25/1993-2

Production person

Carl Jacobs (designer)

Production organisation

Kandya Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1950 (designed)
1950-1970 (manufactured)

Production place

Middlesex (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

beech
plywood
stain

Technique

joined
bent
polished
turned
veneered

Physical description

This 'Jason' stackable chair has a seat made from one sheet of bent beech-faced plywood, secured with three cross-headed screws on the base. The plywood is painted brown. The leg section is polished, turned and joined solid beech with four tapering, circular cross-section legs, the back pair of which splay more than the front pair. The legs are braced front to back and side to side. There is a plastic label with white lettering on a black background with the manufacturer’s name ‘Kandya’ located on the inside of the rear horizontal brace of the legs. It is rectangular with curved ends and is secured with a small metal nail at either end.

Dimensions

Height: 72cm
Width: 51.3cm
Depth: 45cm

Website keywords

seating
dining furniture